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Tackling lithium battery fires on planes

When we fly we love to take our gadgets with us. But the lithium batteries that power them can catch fire. We find out about a new campaign urging us to pack with safety in mind.

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21:06 BSTNewshour

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22:06 BSTPeople Fixing The World

Ending violence against women

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09/06/2026 21:30 GMT

22:32 BSTIn the Studio

Trine Hahnemann: Mixing cookery and hygge

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23:06 BSTThe Newsroom

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Radio 4

Inquisitive speech radio to make sense of your world.

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File on 4 Investigates

Tricked into pregnancy? The Liv Nervo story

DJ Liv Nervo discovered her partner was leading a double life when she was six months pregnant. She says she would not have consented to sex had she known the truth.

20:40 BSTIn Touch

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists' New President & Questions about the future of Braille

21:00 BSTThe Law Show

Why were three teen rapists not given custodial sentences?

21:30 BSTThe Bottom Line

Trainer Wars

22:00 BSTThe World Tonight

09/06/2026

22:45 BST

Episode 2

23:00 BSTUncanny

Case 10: The Great Amherst Mystery

23:30 BSTToday in Parliament

09/06/2026

00:00 BSTMidnight News

10/06/2026

00:30 BST

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